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Bulwer Park
October 2008
A young singer practices his songs in a public park. A gardener comes and listens quietly, while busy lawn-mowing continues in the background. radio-ContinentalDrift joined the two with open ears and mike. Rene came to Durban 3 month ago from the DRC. His song in honour of assassinated journalists was broadcast on several radio stations in the Congo. It earned him the respect of many people, and threatening phone calls from a few. He sings the song for us and tells the story. When Durban mowers and winds become overwhelming, we resume in a local cafe and record some more songs, such as a song dedicated to the women in the Eastern Congo, and another, to street kids in Kinshasa.
The audio reports of DURBAN SINGS are published to feed debate and listening exchange. Comments and responses (written or audio) or links and reports of related experiences are very welcome and can be posted to the contacts below. For audio comments, please up-load your recordings on archive.org (keyword: Durban Sings) and send us the links via the comment boxes of the DURBAN SINGS blog.
please note:
Rene Tshiakanyi donated these 'field-recordings' of his song to the DURBAN SINGS project. the copyright of the music however remains with the artist.
©Rene Tshiakanyi
contacts:
http://www.durbansings.wordpress.com
http://www.radiocontinentaldrift.wordpress.com
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs
October 2008
A young singer practices his songs in a public park. A gardener comes and listens quietly, while busy lawn-mowing continues in the background. radio-ContinentalDrift joined the two with open ears and mike. Rene came to Durban 3 month ago from the DRC. His song in honour of assassinated journalists was broadcast on several radio stations in the Congo. It earned him the respect of many people, and threatening phone calls from a few. He sings the song for us and tells the story. When Durban mowers and winds become overwhelming, we resume in a local cafe and record some more songs, such as a song dedicated to the women in the Eastern Congo, and another, to street kids in Kinshasa.
The audio reports of DURBAN SINGS are published to feed debate and listening exchange. Comments and responses (written or audio) or links and reports of related experiences are very welcome and can be posted to the contacts below. For audio comments, please up-load your recordings on archive.org (keyword: Durban Sings) and send us the links via the comment boxes of the DURBAN SINGS blog.
please note:
Rene Tshiakanyi donated these 'field-recordings' of his song to the DURBAN SINGS project. the copyright of the music however remains with the artist.
©Rene Tshiakanyi
contacts:
http://www.durbansings.wordpress.com
http://www.radiocontinentaldrift.wordpress.com
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs
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